Q3 Earnings Estimate for Ashland Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ashland in a report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.44 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Ashland’s current full-year earnings is $4.31 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Ashland’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Ashland from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Ashland from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Ashland from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $102.00.

Ashland Stock Down 1.3 %

ASH stock opened at $70.99 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $73.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $82.69. Ashland has a 52 week low of $68.14 and a 52 week high of $102.50. The company has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.87.

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $522.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $524.07 million. Ashland had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 7.95%. Ashland’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.41 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Ashland

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASH. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ashland by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 48,763 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,608,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in Ashland by 2.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 7,295 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $681,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in Ashland by 5.0% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 87,603 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $8,278,000 after purchasing an additional 4,189 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Ashland by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 15,003 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,418,000 after purchasing an additional 1,180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Ashland during the 2nd quarter valued at $194,000. 93.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Eric N. Boni sold 451 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.07, for a total transaction of $35,209.57. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 14,182 shares in the company, valued at $1,107,188.74. This trade represents a 3.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Robin E. Lampkin sold 868 shares of Ashland stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.90, for a total value of $67,617.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 2,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $224,585.70. This represents a 23.14 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ashland Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Saturday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.405 per share. This represents a $1.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Ashland’s payout ratio is currently 48.36%.

Ashland Company Profile

Ashland Inc provides additives and specialty ingredients in the North and Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; and nutraceutical solutions comprising products for weight management, joint comfort, stomach and intestinal health, sports nutrition, and general wellness, as well as custom formulation, toll processing, and particle engineering solutions.